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americans think president obama is strong and decisive, 50 to 44. and i suspect that that could even become -- that could even turn into a wider gap. >> this should give all of us a pause. there's nothing uncomfortable about what happened today about the mitt romney campaign. this should give us a pause. wait a minute. and the reality is, you have to ask yourself the question, who is advising him? what advisers told him to make these kinds of statements? because the sad thing is, they may be the very advisers who will follow him into the white house? >> and many of those advisers are -- >> go ahead, reverend. >> some of those advisers were held over from the bush administration and i suspect they may have been the ones that saw weapons of mass destruction in iraq. but i'm going to have to leave it there. krystal ball and joe madison, thank you for your time tonight. don't forget to catch krystal on "the cycle" at 3:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. >>> and the 91 yoorld face in the voting rights has a pennsylvania i.d. but what about the millions
americans think president obama is strong and decisive, 50 to 44. and i suspect that that could even become -- that could even turn into a wider gap. >> this should give all of us a pause. there's nothing uncomfortable about what happened today about the mitt romney campaign. this should give us a pause. wait a minute. and the reality is, you have to ask yourself the question, who is advising him? what advisers told him to make these kinds of statements? because the sad thing is, they may...
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foreign policy, and president obama's stewart ship of that. i think it's a calculation on his part that he -- that the st stewardship of obama, if it's something he wants to criticize and make it an issue in the campaign, maybe it will work. but it's possible the words on the issue will become the issue rather than the stewardship. >> the president is facing a diplomatic crisis. what do you think the biggest concern for the white house is diplomatically? >> i think the biggest concern is as the arab spring spread, the same thing could happen with these attacks in the embassies. the trick right now is to keep them from going viral. i think that was probably the motivating factor of the statement that was issued in the embassy in cairo yesterday, to try and keep this from spreading the way the arab spring did. this is going to be a problem throughout the arab spring events as they unfold. in each of these countries, you have a group that wants to reintegrate with the world and focus on markets and focus on prosperity, and focus on good governor
foreign policy, and president obama's stewart ship of that. i think it's a calculation on his part that he -- that the st stewardship of obama, if it's something he wants to criticize and make it an issue in the campaign, maybe it will work. but it's possible the words on the issue will become the issue rather than the stewardship. >> the president is facing a diplomatic crisis. what do you think the biggest concern for the white house is diplomatically? >> i think the biggest...
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clinton can energize and talk back into the obama camp. the former president stumped for the current president in miami saying that obama has made progress under difficult circumstances. >> the test is not whether you think everything's hunky dory. if that were the test, the president would vote against himself. the test is whether he's taking that in the right direction and the answer is yes. >> clinton stumps in orlando today and expect to see him in one of four states in the coming weeks. florida, ohio, new hampshire and nevada. a lot of older white working class swing voters. meanwhile paul ryan is back in wisconsin today before heading to capitol hill tomorrow for a few house votes. his first visit to washington since being tapped as romney's running mate. ryan is on the ballot twice in wisconsin's first congressional district for vice president and re-election of his house seat. so today's day debuting tv ads for his house seat. >> as americans, we deserve a choice, you, not washington, should decide the path we take and the decision
clinton can energize and talk back into the obama camp. the former president stumped for the current president in miami saying that obama has made progress under difficult circumstances. >> the test is not whether you think everything's hunky dory. if that were the test, the president would vote against himself. the test is whether he's taking that in the right direction and the answer is yes. >> clinton stumps in orlando today and expect to see him in one of four states in the...
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♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that's president obama now heading back from andrews air force base where he and secretary of state hillary clinton just attended the somber transfer of remains ceremony for u.s. ambassador chris stevens and the three other americans killed this week in libya. ♪ >> we welcome home for the final time, ambassador chris stevens, mr. sean smith, mr. glen doherty and mr. tyrone woods. >> to the families of our fallen colleagues, i offer our most heartfelt condolences and deepest gratitude. >> they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. they embodied it. the courage. the hope. and yes, the idealism. that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were. and that's who we are. >> four men are now under arrest for tuesday's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate. we'll get to what's happening in the middle east in a minute. first let's bring in former ambassador mark ginsberg who knew ambassador stevens we know the intelligence community is very small, so we're sorry for your life. >> thank you. the fact of
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> that's president obama now heading back from andrews air force base where he and secretary of state hillary clinton just attended the somber transfer of remains ceremony for u.s. ambassador chris stevens and the three other americans killed this week in libya. ♪ >> we welcome home for the final time, ambassador chris stevens, mr. sean smith, mr. glen doherty and mr. tyrone woods. >> to the families of our fallen colleagues, i offer our most heartfelt...
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of ten battleground states, president obama leads in all of them but north carolina. so this does not help romney in any of those states and the nbc, "the wall street journal," marist polls show that today. >> i want to show you something mr. romney said to george stephanopoulos that shows i would suggest his hypocrisy on domestic affairs. >> i think the challenge in the debate is that the president tends to how shall i say, say things that aren't true, and in attacking his opponents, i looked at prior debates. >> sorry, jared, it is the president who has trouble with the truth? >> right. so that's a real distraction, listening to the conversation with michael and jimmy and yourself, i was sitting here struck by the fact we actually have real problems, both in our country and abroad. and when i hear a line like that from a presidential candidate, it sounds like gamesmanship at a time when people need to hear the two candidates discuss the issues. i would argue the president has tried to do that. these are campaigns. people are going to obviously be partison. y you hav
of ten battleground states, president obama leads in all of them but north carolina. so this does not help romney in any of those states and the nbc, "the wall street journal," marist polls show that today. >> i want to show you something mr. romney said to george stephanopoulos that shows i would suggest his hypocrisy on domestic affairs. >> i think the challenge in the debate is that the president tends to how shall i say, say things that aren't true, and in attacking...
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as of tonight, president obama will within 305 votes, mitt romney will win 232. that is called a land slide. and president obama has a 75% chance of winning the election. mitt romney has a 25% chance. let's listen to mitt romney taking questions in california tonight. >> saw themselves as victims or weren't willing to take responsibility for their own lives and their own future. what did you mean by that? >> well, you said a number of things there. and the answer is that i'm talking about the political process of drawing people into my campaign. of course, individuals are going to take responsibility for their life. and my campaign is about helping people take more responsibility and becoming employed again, particularly those that don't have work. this whole campaign is focused on getting people jobs again, putting people back to work. this is ultimately a question about direction for the country. do you believe in a government-centered society that provides more and more benefits, or do you believe instead in a free enterprise society where people are able to p
as of tonight, president obama will within 305 votes, mitt romney will win 232. that is called a land slide. and president obama has a 75% chance of winning the election. mitt romney has a 25% chance. let's listen to mitt romney taking questions in california tonight. >> saw themselves as victims or weren't willing to take responsibility for their own lives and their own future. what did you mean by that? >> well, you said a number of things there. and the answer is that i'm talking...
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president obama not condemning the libyan government. >> today we mourn for more americans that represent the best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> this is on the heels of romney's slamming the president's response which became a fierce back and forth between the two campaigns. and mitt romney appeared in florida, launching a preemptive attack on the obama administration. >> the first response of the united states must be outrage of the breach of the sovereignty of our nation. an apology for american values is never the right course. as i watched over the passed 3 1/2 years, the president has had some successes and failures, and it's a hit or miss approach, but not based upon sound foreign policy. >> here is the statement released just before midnight that kicked off the campaign bickering. romney saying it's disgraceful that obama's administration's first response was not to condemn the attack but to sympathize with those that waged attacks. >> hillary clin
president obama not condemning the libyan government. >> today we mourn for more americans that represent the best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> this is on the heels of romney's slamming the president's response which became a fierce back and forth between the two campaigns. and mitt romney appeared in florida, launching a preemptive attack on the...
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currently, president obama doesn't have one. he would have stood up to the development of nuclear weapons a long time ago, when, in fact, he has not. what we need is what we heard from paul ryan the other day. we need an american leadership that will stand with moral clarity and firmness of purpose. it will demonstrate the exceptionalism. >> you had need to explain what that would be this last weekend and he didn't aat that. the truth is his policies are not that much different than president obama's when it comes to iran. if they are, he's keeping them secret until someday in the future when he actually lays them out. >> we have to leave it there. we'll come back and we will pick up the debate where we left it right now. thank you very much. thanks, alice. good to see you. thanks, bill. >>> a new wave of panda pandama. we can't see the cub it's so small. mom is keeping baby out of sight for right now in a large nest. zoo officials say it will three months before this new cub is ready to make his or her public debut. we'll be ri
currently, president obama doesn't have one. he would have stood up to the development of nuclear weapons a long time ago, when, in fact, he has not. what we need is what we heard from paul ryan the other day. we need an american leadership that will stand with moral clarity and firmness of purpose. it will demonstrate the exceptionalism. >> you had need to explain what that would be this last weekend and he didn't aat that. the truth is his policies are not that much different than...
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we've got -- here's the obama machines -- that's the only one. the complexities of how the deals get worked out in various places -- >> greg and steve made this point today, romney is trying to appeal to some sort of fick shus shus -- figment of the base's imagination that the somehow is an appeaser and weak on national security. that is -- i don't think that's where the middle of this country is at but this line of attack that the president has been an apologist will win over swing voters, to the point of the kitchen sink -- >> it's been my view throughout this campaign that governor romney should never talk about foreign policy, only time they criticize president obama on foreign policy, in the lead should be this is the the that killed osama bin laden. the president made one of the strongest places in his speech in tampa, was the place where he capitalized on romney having not mentioned -- >> charlotte. >> i'm sorry, having not mentioned the -- our soldiers who were still in afghanistan. he mocked president -- mocked governor romney for that.
we've got -- here's the obama machines -- that's the only one. the complexities of how the deals get worked out in various places -- >> greg and steve made this point today, romney is trying to appeal to some sort of fick shus shus -- figment of the base's imagination that the somehow is an appeaser and weak on national security. that is -- i don't think that's where the middle of this country is at but this line of attack that the president has been an apologist will win over swing...
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. >> president obama said exactly the same thing. he said it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. your red line is the same as his. >> i laid out what i would do to keep iran from reaching that red line. >> your red line going forward is the same. >> yes. and recognize, that when one says it's unacceptable to the united states of america, that means what it says. >> in that almost palin-esque pretzel, romney seems to be saying while he and the president are saying the same thing, he's the one who really means it. not content to just simply stop talking about foreign policy, romney pivoted yesterday to china. announcing on trade china has taken president obama to the mat. the chinese who own more than a trillion dollars of our debt and with whom we did half a trillion dollars worth of trade last year are not happy about romney's comments. their official news agency called romney's china attacks a, quote, cancer that is, quote, seriously plaguing relations between the two countries. for good measure they noted -- capping o
. >> president obama said exactly the same thing. he said it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon. your red line is the same as his. >> i laid out what i would do to keep iran from reaching that red line. >> your red line going forward is the same. >> yes. and recognize, that when one says it's unacceptable to the united states of america, that means what it says. >> in that almost palin-esque pretzel, romney seems to be saying while he and the...
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and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my polies, ouedl class and the iotre poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting here is in ohio, the prenis lngt ey among women by 25 points. so, early on in the campaign all the talk we had about women's issues, the focus on women at the rnc and the dnc, that has clearly been a lasting problem for mitt romney, as well a number from this poll, they asked who would be better on women's reproductive health issues, in ohio, the president led there by 29 points. so this has actually impacted quite significantly the camp. if weakhi a microcosm for the country and say things have gone from not so great to pretty bad for romney in this month, month of september
and obama's are much more evenly split. and very few people think that romney's policies are going to benefit the middle class. so this is a problem for him. you see in that ad where he talks about my polies, ouedl class and the iotre poor. that is not what people on the ground believe and i think that's attributed to the president's ad campaigns on the ground. i think it also is underscored by the 47% comments. but the other thing that was interesting here is in ohio, the prenis lngt ey among...
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that barack obama isn't leading in the region. they actually argue yes, did mitt romney not handle this well, screw this up politically, yes, but the idea that barack obama is without blame, has handled this perfectly in every element is also not -- >> i think there's a big opportunity here. i mean look, the president, one of his foreign policy promises he was going to make this speech to the muslim world in cairo, he did it. >> and there was no follow-up arguably. >> but designed to be sort of okay the olive branch, new relationship, and you look and sit there, you're like okay is america viewed any better in the muslim world today than four years ago? >> he has a problem with egypt and the criticism because of his frustration with president morsi, understandably, he then told telemundo he doesn't consider -- changed poll. >> egypt a u.s. ally and this tortured dance of -- nato ally -- let's get to the nbc news/mare rist, wall street journal poll and we want to dot battleground check. >> right. >> the nbc news/"wall street journa
that barack obama isn't leading in the region. they actually argue yes, did mitt romney not handle this well, screw this up politically, yes, but the idea that barack obama is without blame, has handled this perfectly in every element is also not -- >> i think there's a big opportunity here. i mean look, the president, one of his foreign policy promises he was going to make this speech to the muslim world in cairo, he did it. >> and there was no follow-up arguably. >> but...
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president obama takes the stage today. his 30 minute remarks focused the deft of ambassador chris stevens. >> in evy culture, those who love fedomheve m ask themselves how much they're willing to tolerate freedom for others. it's a crude and disgusting video, sparked outrage throughout the muslim rld. it's an insul not only to muslims but americans as well. ernope t justifiesre mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocence. there's no video that justifies an attack on an embassy. there's no slander tt provides an excuse for pple to burn a restaurant in lebanonr destroy scho inun oft d and destruction in pakistan. >> the president also delivered some of his toughest talk yet againstiran's nuclear ambitions. iran'ssint mmoud ahmadinejad addressed the u.n. >> it's not a challenge that would be contained. it would threaten the elimination of israel, security of gulf nations and the stability of the gbal economy. the coalition of governments is ing iran untae. 's t united states will do what they mu
president obama takes the stage today. his 30 minute remarks focused the deft of ambassador chris stevens. >> in evy culture, those who love fedomheve m ask themselves how much they're willing to tolerate freedom for others. it's a crude and disgusting video, sparked outrage throughout the muslim rld. it's an insul not only to muslims but americans as well. ernope t justifiesre mindless violence. there are no words that excuse the killing of innocence. there's no video that justifies an...
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within minutes president obama, vice president biden, and secretary of state hillary clinton along with leon panetta will attend a ceremony at andrews air force base to mark the return of the bodies of the four americans killed in libya. this is a picture of the plane that brought the bodies back to the united states. back to their families. both the president and secretary of state will speak at the ceremonies and family members will be present. u.s. ambassadors chris stevens, foreign service information management officer sean smith. and former navy seal tyrone jones and glen doerty were providing security for ambassador smith were all killed in tuesday's attack in benghazi, libya. meantime angry protests spread today throughout the muslim world including jerusalem and the west bank along gaza. u.n. peacekeepers were also attacked by protesters. no casualties reported. in tunisia protesters stormed the u.s. embassy setting fires and battling with tunisian security forces. two people were killed. another 29 injured. in all protests broke out today in at least 17 nations from north afri
within minutes president obama, vice president biden, and secretary of state hillary clinton along with leon panetta will attend a ceremony at andrews air force base to mark the return of the bodies of the four americans killed in libya. this is a picture of the plane that brought the bodies back to the united states. back to their families. both the president and secretary of state will speak at the ceremonies and family members will be present. u.s. ambassadors chris stevens, foreign service...
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president obama knows that as well. that's why he's here. he is unveiling a new trade complaint against china, essentially accusing china of subsidizing auto parts and autos, which the obama administration is arguing is unfairly impacting the u.s. auto industry. so why now, why here in ohio? i think despite the fact that he has that lead that you just mentioned, martin, the obama campaign is not taking anything for granted right now. as you know, the debates are coming up, that's going to be an opportunity for mitt romney to narrow the gap and both xauns are pouring millions of dollars into negative attack ads in these key battleground states. president obama touting something that really appeals to the voters here in ohio, martin. one out of every eight ohioans has a link to the auto industry. so this trade complaint is something that really resonates with them. and, of course, he's also answering the steady stream of criticism he's gotten from mitt romney who has argued he hasn't been tough enough on china. i think president obama is speak
president obama knows that as well. that's why he's here. he is unveiling a new trade complaint against china, essentially accusing china of subsidizing auto parts and autos, which the obama administration is arguing is unfairly impacting the u.s. auto industry. so why now, why here in ohio? i think despite the fact that he has that lead that you just mentioned, martin, the obama campaign is not taking anything for granted right now. as you know, the debates are coming up, that's going to be an...
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so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think it was a big mistake. i think it was a very serious mistake. and it was because we're at the point of the campaign now where these impressions start to harden into concrete. people are evaluating now on a daily basis who has what it takes to be the next president in a challenging time? who has the right temperament? who has the right character? and he fell short on that with that statement. >> you know, when the news was breaking and mitt romney's statement came out, the one that followed in the news that i was watching was sarah palin's. and i c
so obama came out, he opened up a lead. you had the republican conservative commentary began to go into a panic over this past weekend. i think the campaign began to react to that. and now you have a slide -- you're making mistakes under pressure. and so they're in a tough spot. >> how serious was the mistake he made yesterday, attacking barack obama based on faulty information the same day we find out that the first u.s. ambassador since 1979 is murdered overseas? >> look, i think...
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nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story. and nira, as always. >>> when we returns let me finish with a linkup we saw between the move by republicans to keep minoriies from voting while at the same time igniing white anger against them. the sick combination of stopping blacks from voting and getting whites to vote out of racial anger. >>> let me finish tonight with this. the republican campaign to win the presidency back has two vital elements, the first the effort to kill the voting strength of the obama people. this is a state by state campaign to shorten early voting hours and establish voter photo i.d. l
nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story....
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>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney. please. >> stop it. >> talk to the people in my life. there were a lot of issues out there. i'm telling you, i think in my heart, i still would have voted for obama, but he really clarified it. i'm being honest. >> the stork market bounce the next day. when i first saw it, i said, is this a bill bounce? >> i was going to drag myself -- and this was, like, the right choice. it really was. >> he restored optimism. he just managed to do that. and if obama does win, he is going to have a big debt to bill clinton. he reframed it in a way that the president hasn't been able to do. >> in 2015 whe
>> i get cast very much as a liberal of obama. i was an undecided voter until then. >> no. >> i'm not -- i'm not making this up. >> come on. >> i was an un -- i love obama personally. there was a lot of issues. and literally, he reframed the discussion. >> he does. >> and i believe that -- i'm a human being, and i think that happened to a lot of people. and the polls showed that. he really -- what -- >> you weren't going to vote for mitt romney....
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nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story. and nira, as always. >>> when we returns let me finish with a linkup we saw between the move by republicans to keep minorities from voting while at the same time igniting white anger against them. the sick combination of stopping blacks from voting and getting whites to vote out of racial anger. i'm so g lad you called. thank you. we're not in london, are we? no. why? apparently my debit card is. what? i know. don't worry, we have cancelled your old card. great. thank you. in addition to us monitoring your accounts for unusual activity, you could also set up free acc
nira, obama, the poor guy in this race. we've all heard that. he's spending more money on ads in the states that matter, therefore getting his numbers up. >> well, i do think -- i mean, what nick's story points out is that they just don't -- romney has taken a gamble. he put out these large numbers, and he doesn't have the money right now to really match. and so the challenge for them, i think, is to match one-to-one. >> poor little rich kid. anyway, thank you, nicholas. good story....
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take a look. >> the obama campaign immediate pounced. "it is shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy dancers half american people view themselves as victims entitled to handout and are unwilling to take personal responsibility to their lives it is hard to serve as president for all americans when you disdainfully written you have half the nation." the romney campaign put out this innocuous statement from communications director. "mitt romney wants to help all americans struggling in the obama economy. as the gaffe go of nor made clear all year are he is concerned about the growing number of people who are dependent on the federal government, including the record number of people who are on food stamps, nearly one in six americans in poverty and the 23 million americans who are struggling to find work. pir's plan control 12y5i9s million new jobs in four years, grows the economy and moves americans off of government dependency and into jobs." late night for
take a look. >> the obama campaign immediate pounced. "it is shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy dancers half american people view themselves as victims entitled to handout and are unwilling to take personal responsibility to their lives it is hard to serve as president for all americans when you disdainfully written you have half the nation." the romney campaign put out this innocuous...
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in his first nine months, president obama has issued policies and criticisms in america. in england and france. we have been through every one of those speeches and we cannot find any evidence for what mr. romney claims, but then maybe he hasn't read them. after all but if anyone needs to say sorry, it's mr. romney. he should apologize to those staff who work overseas on behalf of the nation, often in extremely complex circumstances and whose work can hardly be helped by the ill conceived bluster of a desperate presidential candidate.
in his first nine months, president obama has issued policies and criticisms in america. in england and france. we have been through every one of those speeches and we cannot find any evidence for what mr. romney claims, but then maybe he hasn't read them. after all but if anyone needs to say sorry, it's mr. romney. he should apologize to those staff who work overseas on behalf of the nation, often in extremely complex circumstances and whose work can hardly be helped by the ill conceived...
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president obama expected to land in cincinnati at any moment. it is his 12th visit to ohio where he's currently leading governor romney in the state that history shows is a must-win for any republican seeking the white house. governor romney is going big, trying to sharpen his economic message
president obama expected to land in cincinnati at any moment. it is his 12th visit to ohio where he's currently leading governor romney in the state that history shows is a must-win for any republican seeking the white house. governor romney is going big, trying to sharpen his economic message
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session to be over as the obama camp. theyon't wt e m news and expose their candidate's frailties in this area. >> one of the big criticisms we've heard about the president is thate was elected with the expectation that he would be this transformational president and part of that transformation would build with foreign that leaders and his critics have said pretty harshly that this would be a president who has not yet developed personal relationships that can sometimes define a strong foreign policy. why? >>hat is a ccism yr fromf president obama's admirers and friend, that he doesn't make that connection not only with foreign leaders, but with congressional leaders. that he's a little too remote. that there hasn't been follow-up to the cairopeech that he gave in 2009 wherewaski abedinhe relationships and that there haven't been enough follow-up, enough hard work done. after the so-called arab spring to make sure that things did not off the trackses as much as the united states ctr that. this is obviously a revolutionary
session to be over as the obama camp. theyon't wt e m news and expose their candidate's frailties in this area. >> one of the big criticisms we've heard about the president is thate was elected with the expectation that he would be this transformational president and part of that transformation would build with foreign that leaders and his critics have said pretty harshly that this would be a president who has not yet developed personal relationships that can sometimes define a strong...
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and by the way, the obama administration says so too. because they made it clear that they did not clear this statement from the embassy in advance. and that statement was a mistake and i believe that governor romney is entirely correct to crises it. it's part of a general pattern. and this is what bill kristol said as well. it's part of a general pattern of trying to placate some of the most implacable enemies of the united states of america. >> lawrence, what's your take on that? has the obama administration had a general pattern of trying to, as michael put it, placate the most implacable enemy of america? >> absolutely not. as you just showed before, president bush was even more apologetic after an american threatened to desecrate the koran in iran. you may remember that general petraeus condemned pastor jones, who was part of this video hear. re. he condemned him when he was threatening to burn korans, and that would cause damage to the troops he was commanding in afghanistan. president bush himself explained that he didn't support
and by the way, the obama administration says so too. because they made it clear that they did not clear this statement from the embassy in advance. and that statement was a mistake and i believe that governor romney is entirely correct to crises it. it's part of a general pattern. and this is what bill kristol said as well. it's part of a general pattern of trying to placate some of the most implacable enemies of the united states of america. >> lawrence, what's your take on that? has...
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and it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom, here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> a dark day, a day of shame, he said. mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama administration, as anyone is, but i think this is an awfully fast-moving story, and if i was advising governor romney, i would say, you don't need to get in the middle of this story. to inject yourself in the middle of it, when there were all kinds of negotiations going on, and a fast-moving story, i think it's foolish. there's no reason to inject yourself in and say it's a day of shame for the obama administration. hillary clinton's waking up right now. let's see if she can pull this off in the next 12 hours or not. >> turns out secretary clinton was able to pull it off.
and it's a day of shame for the obama administration. we are a place of freedom, here and around the world, and we should stand up and defend freedom wherever it is under attack. >> a dark day, a day of shame, he said. mr. romney made those remarks at about 2:00 in the afternoon on may 3rd. and they drew an almost immediate rebuke from even staunch conservatives, like, for example, bill kristol, that very same afternoon. >> i mean, i'm happy to be critical of the obama...
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to barack obama. but face it, president obama already has a lead on those issues. he's been out on the campaign trail saying -- he still has the pull pit and the upper hand on this issue. mitt romney did himself no good-bye jumping the gun. i'm quiting peggy noonan who had been a cheer leader of mitt romney in many aspects. >> this was not a gaffe in any sense. you might want to call the russia thing a gaffe, except there's no indication that romney didn't fully believe it. this was planned, this was staged, this was the campaign saying this is what we must do today. >> no, no. i mean, they had hours and hours to think about this. remember, there was a supposed to be a partisan thing for 9/11. they actually lifted the embargo to get ahead of the news cycle. they were very much aware of what they were doing. the statement was signed off by romney himself according to the new york times. they knew what was happening and if it were a gaffe they would have backtracked today. they said we stand by it and c
to barack obama. but face it, president obama already has a lead on those issues. he's been out on the campaign trail saying -- he still has the pull pit and the upper hand on this issue. mitt romney did himself no good-bye jumping the gun. i'm quiting peggy noonan who had been a cheer leader of mitt romney in many aspects. >> this was not a gaffe in any sense. you might want to call the russia thing a gaffe, except there's no indication that romney didn't fully believe it. this was...
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then candidate obama. who are you going to be ready to take that call at 3:00 a.m.? are you going to be ready and mature and able to handle those decisions and in that moment he proved he was the guy to take that call at 3:00 a.m. i think there's similar questions right now about mitt romney, particularly on foreign policy. are you really ready to be the face of the united states on the national stage? and this was both an opportunity and a perilous moment for the romney campaign and i think they ended up creating a massive problem for them whereas if they had followed the strategy you outlined it could have been an opportunity for them. >> seems the afghanistan mistake or mission or whatever you want to call it is in his house. talking trash on the court, you can't make that three pointer and trying to make it and extra tense and pushing. he's, yeah, yipping, pushing. but this is part of post truth campaigning which is what we're in this season. accusing obama of doing things that he's actually not doing
then candidate obama. who are you going to be ready to take that call at 3:00 a.m.? are you going to be ready and mature and able to handle those decisions and in that moment he proved he was the guy to take that call at 3:00 a.m. i think there's similar questions right now about mitt romney, particularly on foreign policy. are you really ready to be the face of the united states on the national stage? and this was both an opportunity and a perilous moment for the romney campaign and i think...
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this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies and it's taken the precise shape and included the fire power of the unmanned aerial drone. that resolve, some believe, may not be lawful, but it is definitely forceful. it's almost ruthless. and we now think it's part of what led to the attacks in benghazi which is not to say it's the wrong thing to do. that's a more complicated question. but it is to say that the idea that more assertive application of american power will lead to less violence against america is a hard idea to find evidence for in recent history. and so the question for governor romney is what exact form his resolve would take such it would simultaneously be more effective and encourage less backlash from the terrorists who feel their power is slipping away? joining me now is associate editor at the "washington post" and someone i'm proud to call a colleague. it's good to see you. so you know all of this 1200 times better t
this is the form of president obama's resolve. it's a resolve the american government can and should kill those it believes to be its enemies and it's taken the precise shape and included the fire power of the unmanned aerial drone. that resolve, some believe, may not be lawful, but it is definitely forceful. it's almost ruthless. and we now think it's part of what led to the attacks in benghazi which is not to say it's the wrong thing to do. that's a more complicated question. but it is to say...
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>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to someone else. that was the main point that i was saying there. it was directed at the general international community. a lot of leaders calling me telling me, don't do it. it's not necessary. you know, the danger of acting is much greater than not acting. and i always say the danger of not acting in time is much greater because iran with nuclear weapons would mean that the kind of fanaticism that you see storming your embassies would have a nuclear weapon. don't let these fanatics have nuclear weapons. >> prime minister, you were upset with this
>> first of all, president obama and the u.s. administration have repeatedly said that israel has the right to act by itself against any threat to defend itself. and i think that that remains our position. and for me, the issue is -- as the prime minister of a country that is threatened with annihilation with a regime that is racing a brutal regime in tehran that is racing to develop nuclear bombs for that end, obviously, we cannot delegate the job of stopping iran, if all else fails, to...
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hillary clinton and president obama promised swift action. >> today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> the friendship between our countries born out of shared struggle will not be another casualty of this attack. a free and stable libya is still in america's interest and security. and we will not turn our back on that. >> meanwhile, mitt romney condemned the loss of american lives but he also seized on the attacks even before daybreak slamming the administration's response in what became a fierce back and forth between the two campaigns. romney then doubled down this morning. >> i spoke out when the key fact that i referred to was known which was that the embassy of the united states issued what appeared to be an apology for american principles. that was a mistake. and i believe that when a mistake is made of that significance you speak out. >> we start our coverage right now with nbc news chief for
hillary clinton and president obama promised swift action. >> today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> the friendship between our countries born out of shared struggle will not be another casualty of this attack. a free and stable libya is still in america's interest and security. and we will not...
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obama is plus 10. so romney to the degree this might hold out some hope for him, this handful of undecided voter, that's a little remote. stay home, not go his way. >> i was struck by the fact 31% undecided when they talked about approving the president's job, talk about voters not paying attention. the number almost everybody else has an opinion on. i want to move to the gender gap. >> these are not connected voters. >> i want to move to the gender gap in all three of these states. double digit leads for the president among women, single digit leads for romney among men. what stood out? >> in florida for obama among women. look, there's no secret here. this is what campaigns did at the convention. this is the gender gap. it's enormous. it's the mayor, the difference for obama now. first read yesterday, all women behind him. they are trying desperately to close the gender gap because that's the only place they can find numbers now. >> quickly on who would better handle the issue of the economy, dead he
obama is plus 10. so romney to the degree this might hold out some hope for him, this handful of undecided voter, that's a little remote. stay home, not go his way. >> i was struck by the fact 31% undecided when they talked about approving the president's job, talk about voters not paying attention. the number almost everybody else has an opinion on. i want to move to the gender gap. >> these are not connected voters. >> i want to move to the gender gap in all three of these...
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she plugged president obama during a speech in north carolina. she reclassified her trip as political and paid back the government for her travel. in a will wrap up this hour of jansing and company. thomas roberts is up next. >>> good morning, everybody. the agenda next hour, breaking news as the white house confirms the identity of another american killed in the 9/11 attack on our libyan kons laconsulate. hillary clinton condemning the violence. yemen considered a hot bed of terrorist at different. al activity. and pennsylvania's top court takes up its voter i.d. law. is there a concerted effort to keep minorities away from the polls? i'll ask john lewis. and then changing attitudes towards homophobia and pro sports. >>> lots of sunshine across the northeast. get down towards atlanta, a few more clouds, really florida the best chance in the east coast to get showers this afternoon. detroit, chicago also getting in on some of that activity. dallas, as well. quiet from seattle down to phoenix. welcome aboard! [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk!
she plugged president obama during a speech in north carolina. she reclassified her trip as political and paid back the government for her travel. in a will wrap up this hour of jansing and company. thomas roberts is up next. >>> good morning, everybody. the agenda next hour, breaking news as the white house confirms the identity of another american killed in the 9/11 attack on our libyan kons laconsulate. hillary clinton condemning the violence. yemen considered a hot bed of terrorist...
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president obama will show up monday in toledo, ohio. we have an idea of what happens when you make voting harder. we don't know what will happen this year when places who made voting harder suddenly make it easier again. joining me is duneta judge. she's lead attorney in ohio for the advancement project. i should tell you, there's so much news out of ohio that she was the lead attorney on another case decided in ohio this week that says the state can no longer throw out your ballot if you accidentally vote in the wrong precinct. thank you for being here. you're involved in a lot of the intricacies of a lot of these matters. did i explain anything wrong? did it seem roughly correct? >> in ohio, in terms of the provisional ballots, the provisional ballots that are cast in the wrong precinct due to poll worker error. that's a huge distinction. there were 13,000 of those ballots that were thrown out in 2008. now the court has basically said, when a voter has done everything they possibly can, they have taken their personal responsible as se
president obama will show up monday in toledo, ohio. we have an idea of what happens when you make voting harder. we don't know what will happen this year when places who made voting harder suddenly make it easier again. joining me is duneta judge. she's lead attorney in ohio for the advancement project. i should tell you, there's so much news out of ohio that she was the lead attorney on another case decided in ohio this week that says the state can no longer throw out your ballot if you...
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president obama spoke to the u.n. general assembly, follow thatirere d the first lady taped for "the view." the meeting of the united nations general assembly has put foreign policy front and center. president obama used the ait tack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the death on ambassador stevens to make the case for a broaderhilophy regardinthtu of the relations between the middle east and the west. >> the events of the last two wes also speaks to the need for all of us to honestly address the tensions between the west and the arab world that is moving towards demoacy. >> while he mad car tt the videtrkheioe s no reflective of american values the president defended the u.s. response and underscored that free speech is essential to prosperity and to peace. >> as presidentf our country, and cmander in chief of our military, i accept that people argoing to cl me awful things everyay. and i will always defend their right to do so. >> the president then made a pitch to enlist the arab world in combatting extremism. >>
president obama spoke to the u.n. general assembly, follow thatirere d the first lady taped for "the view." the meeting of the united nations general assembly has put foreign policy front and center. president obama used the ait tack on the u.s. consulate in libya and the death on ambassador stevens to make the case for a broaderhilophy regardinthtu of the relations between the middle east and the west. >> the events of the last two wes also speaks to the need for all of us to...
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president obama as candidate obama said his first major speech overseas was going to be in an arab capital. it was, in kai row, i was at that speech. are we, the u.s. relationship with the arab world better now than four years ago? >> i think it is in some ways. the reality is that the obama administration may -- took a very strong stand early on in walking away from hosni mubarak, the president of egypt who had been a stalwart am lie for 30 years and it was the right decision. he acknowledged the people power. what we also have to remember. the protests so far in egypt morning libya, were all version very small, particularly in comparison with the hundreds of thousands, even millions who turned now the protests to demand an end to the regimes. you also find this happening in context of defining a newed orrer in the region and it is the ultraconservatives responsible, ultraconservatives and extremists find they are being marginalized and striking doubt say we are players, don't ignore us, see what we can do. >> interesting, our friend, bureau chief, basically saying to me, hey this is loca
president obama as candidate obama said his first major speech overseas was going to be in an arab capital. it was, in kai row, i was at that speech. are we, the u.s. relationship with the arab world better now than four years ago? >> i think it is in some ways. the reality is that the obama administration may -- took a very strong stand early on in walking away from hosni mubarak, the president of egypt who had been a stalwart am lie for 30 years and it was the right decision. he...
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hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in all three. >> again, hitting that 50% mark. i can't stress enough how important that is. you see in the battleground states of colorado and wisconsin, president obama with a five-point lead. in iowa, a state that had been problematic for obama the past three or four months, up eight points. you're seeing things all breaking in this direction right now with six weeks to go. >> all right. how likely is it that this poll could change as we get closer? this is obviously posts-convention polling. we're now 11 days out from the very first debate. how much wiggle room do you think there is betwe
hold president obama under 40% among the white vote to -- so that obama doesn't hit 50%. so if president obama ends up getting 80% of the minority vote, 40% or more of the white vote, that means that he's going to be at 50% or above. that's a great way to look at this election just by measuring all the demographics and looking at them. >> in the key swing states, the latest nbc news poll looks at colorado, iowa, wisconsin, and look at how these are framing out with the president ahead in...
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in key swing states obama's been spending more than romney. mitt romney, as we know, received a big boost from super pacs and it's possible in coming years campaigns could look a lot more like those super pac spending machines. in a new atlantic article, james bennet look at foot soldiers fighting to eliminate all campaign financial restrictions and predict in a couple of years politicians will push to abolish contribution limits and allow candidates to accept and spend unlimited amounts from any source. his article is the cover story in the october issue of "the atlantic." james bennet joins us now from washington. how are you? >> good, thanks. thanks for having me on. >> thanks for being here. a fascinating article that people should check out. part of what you do is trace the longer history, not the past few years. outside spending has mounted. but go back to early 1900s, where you argue there was a real drum beat of incremental campaign finance reform from limiting what certain entities and unions and corporations could do to ultimately, a
in key swing states obama's been spending more than romney. mitt romney, as we know, received a big boost from super pacs and it's possible in coming years campaigns could look a lot more like those super pac spending machines. in a new atlantic article, james bennet look at foot soldiers fighting to eliminate all campaign financial restrictions and predict in a couple of years politicians will push to abolish contribution limits and allow candidates to accept and spend unlimited amounts from...
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i mean, i'm more liberal on issues than many -- on many issues than obama. i'm a lot more conservative on many issues than romney. i think i'm really representative of the majority of americans that, speaking with a broad brush stroke r fiscally responsible and socially accepting. >> would you like to take pla place -- take part in one of the presidential debates? >> i would like to take part in one -- >> have you approached the organizing committee? >> well, you know, we're talking about ballot access when it comes to the presidential debate commission. this is a commission made up of republicans and democrats with no interest whatsoever in hearing from a third party. right now my issue, martin, is just being in the polls that determine who gets in the debates. fy were acknowledged for where i'm at today, which is, say, 5% nationally, the overwhelming reaction to that would be, who the hell is gary johnson and what is he all about? well, i do well under that scrutiny. i have a resume that shows i can do this job. >> you have experience. >> i have more execu
i mean, i'm more liberal on issues than many -- on many issues than obama. i'm a lot more conservative on many issues than romney. i think i'm really representative of the majority of americans that, speaking with a broad brush stroke r fiscally responsible and socially accepting. >> would you like to take pla place -- take part in one of the presidential debates? >> i would like to take part in one -- >> have you approached the organizing committee? >> well, you know,...
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tomorrow evening michelle obama the university of washington. we will be sending tom roussey tomorrow at 11:00. also on the campaign front, it appears republican small- business owner that gave president obama a bear hug -- he saying he may be willing to the president with his reelection campaign. he picked up the president, basically. stopped by the resident restaurant. now he says he will likely a the if he was asked to join president on the campaign trail. -- agree if he was asked to join the campaign on trail. of the reaction was not fromive coming republicans. coming up, why 50 gas stations charging more than $9 a gallon for gasoline. about tow iphone 5 is hit store shelves. this message. experiences classrooms. sizes don't matter... by 20%. teaching to some test... he personally cannot relate to. education, to want the very best public education system for yourr children. anncr: this casino's in west virginia. but it makes millions offublic educmarylanders every year. children. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for que
tomorrow evening michelle obama the university of washington. we will be sending tom roussey tomorrow at 11:00. also on the campaign front, it appears republican small- business owner that gave president obama a bear hug -- he saying he may be willing to the president with his reelection campaign. he picked up the president, basically. stopped by the resident restaurant. now he says he will likely a the if he was asked to join president on the campaign trail. -- agree if he was asked to join...